The Nation - News from March 2, 1988

A monthslong international conflict over the custody of the physically abused 9-year-old son of a Zimbabwean diplomat ended with the youngster’s return from the United States to his homeland. Terence Karamba’s arrival in Harare, Zimbabwe, ended the case that began when New York City officials reported the boy had been abused, allegedly by his father, Floyd Karamba, an attache at Zimbabwe’s U.N. mission. Zimbabwe labeled a court fight over whether to keep Terence in the United States a breach of diplomatic convention. The Supreme Court six weeks ago cleared the way for the boy’s return to Zimbabwe, where he is to live in a foster home.